In the thirty-second year of Dayue Hongyu, the eighth day of the lunar month.

The atmosphere of this year's Laba Festival is very different, because the fragrance of Laba porridge wafting all over the city makes the children drool.

Early in the morning, there was news that someone was giving porridge outside the East City Gate today. This news made the refugees and beggars from outside the city gather in the east city, so that the families who were getting more and more difficult this winter looked forward to seeing if they could get a bowl, so that those half-old children kept urging their younger brothers and sisters to hurry up, go faster······

In the middle of the afternoon, the carriages carrying large tanks slowly drove towards Dongcheng.

"it, it's quick, there's really a soup kitchen. The panting man called his mother-in-law to go with him, and when he came back with one more bowl, the child could eat a few more bites.

"Brother, you have to be good, brother will bring you a bowl of laba porridge. ”

"What is Laba porridge?"

"It's a very delicious porridge, better than the meat and bones of Master Wang's house. ”

"Well, brother, go ahead, I won't open the door if you don't come back. ”

Liang Dalang stumbled out of the gambling house, and the cold wind made him shiver.

"Okay, okay, take a few steps, and it won't be cold when you reach Xiaoguan Bridge. Liang Da muttered to himself.

Xiaoguan Bridge is not long, but the river is deep, and it has always been a good place to jump into the river.

Yes, jump into the river.

The mother-in-law at home was very sick, and yesterday, she took the only money in the family to get medicine, and the doctor said that the money was not enough. On the way back, Liang Da, who was lost and depressed, somehow entered the gambling house. I originally thought that I would win some money and get enough money to grab medicine, but I didn't expect that my luck was really good, and I won dozens of dollars in a while. I thought again, there is no rice at home, win a little more, buy a few liters of rice back, maybe I can get through this winter.

As a result, even the torn jacket on his body lost.

Liang Da staggered, thinking about his jumping into the river, and no one knew that the mother-in-law lying on the hospital bed was out of breath, and he couldn't help but feel sad. While howling, he walked towards Xiaoguan Bridge.

At the back door of the Lu Guogong Mansion, a carriage had just gone out, and I saw a man in thin clothes walking sadly and sadly. Zheng Quan frowned, and the housekeeper hurriedly said: "Third son, in the current situation, there are more such people, and when it comes to soup kitchen, what you will see is much worse than this!"

Zheng Quan shook his head and said, "Give him a bowl of porridge and be a full ghost." ”

"Okay. The housekeeper instructed him to give a bowl to Liang Da.

When the crying Liang Da was holding a bowl of hot laba porridge, and the fragrance went straight to his nose, he seemed to suddenly think of something. He put the bowl on the ground, kowtowed to the carriage, and then turned around and ran away with the bowl.

Liang Da had only one thought, let his mother-in-law drink this bowl of porridge, even if she went after drinking, she would be a full ghost.

The more I think about it, the more I have inexhaustible strength, and the porridge I hold in my arms exudes a fragrance, as if smelling it can increase my strength.

Liang Da, who was sweating profusely, stood in front of his door, his hands and feet trembling.

He was afraid.

He was not afraid of death just now, but when he was afraid to open the door at this moment, his mother-in-law had already swallowed his breath.

"Ahem—" A faint cough came from inside the room.

This voice, to Liang Da's ears, is like a heavenly sound.

He pushed open the door, walked to the bed, and gently lifted his mother-in-law. The mother-in-law opened her eyes and looked at him, but did not speak.

"Qiu Niang, come, drink this porridge while it's hot. ”

Na Qiu Niang shook her head, and her eyes motioned for Liang Da to drink by herself.

Liang Dadao: "I drank the soup porridge in the city today, you can take a sip and taste it, the delicious Laba porridge, I have never drunk such a delicious porridge when I am so old." As he spoke, he brought the bowl to Qiu Niang's mouth.

Qiu Niang opened her mouth and slowly drank the porridge one by one.

After drinking a bowl of porridge, Qiu Niang's face was a little bloody, and she fell asleep again. Listening to Qiu Niang's much more even breathing, Liang Da picked up the empty bowl in his hand and cleaned the soup at the bottom of the bowl. It smells so good—

Looking at the empty bowl in his hand, suddenly, as if he had made a decision, he stood up, turned around to look at the mother-in-law on the bed, and went out with the bowl.

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Standing in front of the window on the second floor of Fengle Restaurant, Li Wuwu looked at the cheering people behind each carriage, and felt a little sad in his heart.

The other boys who came to mix rice were also in a complicated mood at the moment. Originally, I just wanted to please Li Wuwu, but at this moment when I was really standing here, I regretted that I had prepared less porridge, but how much was enough?

Fu Bo walked over and said softly, "Childe, they are here." ”

"Let them in!" Li Wuwu adjusted his mood and said.

The people who came in were those Li Wuwu knew, and some people who didn't know, and they knew Chen Zihao and some people from the Xianhu family, and their common identity was a businessman, and there was a double identity, a businessman who walked the big river business road.

"I've seen Tiangongzi!" The person who came hurriedly saluted Li Wuwu. No matter what Li Wuwu's prestige is, if he reopens the business road, he is their reborn parents, and it is not an exaggeration to provide for them every day.

"Zihao, in the past few months, you should have made a lot of money, right?" Li Wuwu joked.

"Thanks to Mr. To, these few months have been quite smooth. Chen Zihao hurriedly replied.

"Well, come, sit down and say. While arranging to sit down, I introduced the people around me.

Chen Zihao and others were shocked by the identities of these sons, these are all difficult and headache characters in the capital. These noble sons are also curious about Li Wuwu's friendship with these businessmen, with Li Wuwu's identity, how can they intersect with these businessmen?

"I don't know what your main business will be after the river is reopened?"

Everyone exchanged information, and then Chen Zihao replied: "It is true that it is mainly grain, but the new grain is almost shipped, and there will be some other trade later." ”

Li Wuwu nodded.

While asking and chatting, the atmosphere gradually became lively.

Waiting for the wine and food to come up, Li Wuwu stood up, picked up the wine glass and said, "I invited you here today, I originally wanted to have a meal with you and talk about something." But when I saw the outside just now, I wanted to go to the soup kitchen to see it, so I would toast everyone and say something. ”

With that, he raised his head and drank the wine.

For Chen Zihao, there was no time when he could eat well with Li Wuwu, he was used to it, he also drank the wine, and then asked, "If Mr. has any instructions, just say it." ”

Chen Zihao relies on the Chen family and Luoshui County Guard, and now he is the leading extravagant figure on the big river, and he is also familiar with Li Wuwu, so he speaks a little bigger.

Li Wuwu looked at everyone: "What will it be like to run the river for ten years?"

Everyone didn't know what they meant, but they all answered honestly.

"If there are ten years, there will be sails coming and going, and the river will be the pillar of my Dayue. ”

"What about five years?"

"In five years, it will be a little worse, but the river is so important that it occupies a favorable location, and most of the merchants gather here. ”

"What if it doesn't take three years?" Li Wuwu continued to press.

"It's not been three years?" The merchants looked at the sons who Li Wuwu was with, could it be that these nobles in Beijing had huge business opportunities and wanted to snatch them?

Li Wuwu saw that they were hesitant and sighed: "How many eggs are there under the nest? What did they cut off the river for more than 30 years ago? How did the poor people outside come here? Will they still give you time?"

In a word, he was silent on the spot.

"I wonder why Mr. taught me?"

"Make an alliance!" said Li Wuwu to the merchant and the nobleman.

Then he got up and walked out.

From this day on, the "Great River Alliance" was born. The country of Da Yue was able to survive the most difficult days, and the "Great River League" contributed a lot.

And the first thing that the "Great River Alliance" did when it was established was to give porridge.